What is PluginFollow.dll?

PluginFollow.dll is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\plugin follow\bin\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected PluginFollow.dll.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

PluginFollow.dll does not have any version or vendor information.

Digital signatures [?]

PluginFollow.dll is not signed.

VirusTotal report

8 of the 55 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the PluginFollow.dll file. That's a 15% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Agnitum PUA.Toolbar.CrossRider!
Avast Win32:Dropper-gen [Drp]
AVG Agent_r.CCI
AVware Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.CY potentially unwanted
K7AntiVirus Adware ( 004c9c691 )
K7GW Adware ( 004c9c691 )
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
8 of the 55 anti-virus programs detected the PluginFollow.dll file.

PluginFollow.dll removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove PluginFollow.dll with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the PluginFollow.dll file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that PluginFollow.dll has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate PluginFollow.dll in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the PluginFollow.dll file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate PluginFollow.dll in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\plugin follow\bin\PluginFollow.dll
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the PluginFollow.dll file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If PluginFollow.dll still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If PluginFollow.dll is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If PluginFollow.dll still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that PluginFollow.dll no longer appear in the scan result.
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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD525f3cede658fa9d3507a76aeab218872
SHA256d87d481b2794f4054eab3318e24655e684afdf18b3d25580610050ed566ad8bc

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with the file. 67% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 3 users.

User vote results: There were 2 votes to remove and 1 vote to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with the file. Only 3 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.

Yannick paillard writes

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After virus attack, i have deleted all suspicious files,
Such extensionfollow.dll located in user's drectory \appdata\local\
Now i get an error box claiming for the deleted files
The pc is running properly, there is no more entry related to this file in the registry.
How can i fix that error ?

# 26 Nov 2015, 4:14

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